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| Category | Frequency | Percentage | Cumulative Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 327 | 19.4% | 19.4% | -1.31 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 650 | 38.6% | 58% | -.48 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 206 | 12.2% | 70.2% | .34 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 398 | 23.6% | 93.9% | 1.17 |
| I don't know | 103 | 6.1% | 100% | 1.99 |
Variable Comparisons
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 15.4% 112 |
22.5% 215 |
19.4% 327 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 38.1% 278 |
39.0% 372 |
38.6% 650 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 12.9% 94 |
11.7% 112 |
12.2% 206 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 27.2% 198 |
20.9% 200 |
23.6% 398 |
| I don't know | 6.4% 47 |
5.9% 56 |
6.1% 103 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 729 |
100.0% 955 |
1684 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Other | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 18.9% 280 |
35.4% 23 |
15.8% 16 |
19.4% 319 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 38.4% 568 |
35.4% 23 |
37.6% 38 |
38.3% 629 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 12.4% 184 |
10.8% 7 |
12.9% 13 |
12.4% 204 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 24.2% 358 |
7.7% 5 |
28.7% 29 |
23.8% 392 |
| I don't know | 6.0% 88 |
10.8% 7 |
5.0% 5 |
6.1% 100 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1478 |
100.0% 65 |
100.0% 101 |
1644 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Catholic | Protestant | Other | None | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 10.5% 39 |
28.6% 278 |
4.7% 6 |
1.1% 2 |
19.6% 325 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 48.6% 180 |
44.0% 428 |
25.6% 33 |
1.6% 3 |
38.9% 644 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 14.9% 55 |
10.4% 101 |
21.7% 28 |
9.8% 18 |
12.2% 202 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 18.4% 68 |
12.6% 122 |
41.9% 54 |
77.0% 141 |
23.3% 385 |
| I don't know | 7.6% 28 |
4.4% 43 |
6.2% 8 |
10.4% 19 |
5.9% 98 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 370 |
100.0% 972 |
100.0% 129 |
100.0% 183 |
1654 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 16.3% 21 |
19.2% 72 |
16.8% 124 |
24.1% 103 |
19.2% 320 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 41.1% 53 |
33.9% 127 |
39.4% 290 |
41.1% 176 |
38.7% 646 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 15.5% 20 |
13.3% 50 |
12.4% 91 |
10.0% 43 |
12.2% 204 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 24.0% 31 |
26.9% 101 |
25.1% 185 |
18.5% 79 |
23.7% 396 |
| I don't know | 3.1% 4 |
6.7% 25 |
6.3% 46 |
6.3% 27 |
6.1% 102 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 129 |
100.0% 375 |
100.0% 736 |
100.0% 428 |
1668 |
Church attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Never | < 1 Month | < 1 a Week | Weekly + | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 5.1% 18 |
11.0% 51 |
15.1% 29 |
34.1% 224 |
19.3% 322 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 12.4% 44 |
39.5% 183 |
52.1% 100 |
48.3% 317 |
38.7% 644 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 12.1% 43 |
15.6% 72 |
13.5% 26 |
9.8% 64 |
12.3% 205 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 58.8% 208 |
26.6% 123 |
16.1% 31 |
4.9% 32 |
23.7% 394 |
| I don't know | 11.6% 41 |
7.3% 34 |
3.1% 6 |
2.9% 19 |
6.0% 100 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 354 |
100.0% 463 |
100.0% 192 |
100.0% 656 |
1665 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
| George W. Bush | John Kerry | Ralph Nader | Somebody else | No preference | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 28.9% 234 |
8.5% 57 |
0.0% 0 |
15.9% 20 |
25.0% 9 |
19.2% 320 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 45.4% 368 |
31.0% 208 |
36.0% 9 |
34.1% 43 |
47.2% 17 |
38.7% 645 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 9.8% 79 |
15.2% 102 |
24.0% 6 |
11.1% 14 |
8.3% 3 |
12.2% 204 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 10.7% 87 |
38.1% 255 |
32.0% 8 |
34.1% 43 |
11.1% 4 |
23.8% 397 |
| I don't know | 5.2% 42 |
7.2% 48 |
8.0% 2 |
4.8% 6 |
8.3% 3 |
6.1% 101 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 810 |
100.0% 670 |
100.0% 25 |
100.0% 126 |
100.0% 36 |
1667 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| < High school | HS grad | Some college | Jr college | College graduate | Postgraduate work/Degree | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 38.7% 24 |
32.4% 80 |
21.4% 86 |
20.7% 28 |
15.2% 62 |
10.0% 40 |
19.3% 320 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 27.4% 17 |
38.9% 96 |
38.8% 156 |
40.7% 55 |
41.8% 171 |
35.1% 141 |
38.4% 636 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 8.1% 5 |
8.5% 21 |
12.2% 49 |
12.6% 17 |
12.7% 52 |
15.2% 61 |
12.4% 205 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 11.3% 7 |
14.2% 35 |
19.7% 79 |
17.8% 24 |
25.7% 105 |
36.1% 145 |
23.8% 395 |
| I don't know | 14.5% 9 |
6.1% 15 |
8.0% 32 |
8.1% 11 |
4.6% 19 |
3.7% 15 |
6.1% 101 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 62 |
100.0% 247 |
100.0% 402 |
100.0% 135 |
100.0% 409 |
100.0% 402 |
1657 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Never married | Married | Living as married | Separated/Divorced | Widowed | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 16.8% 32 |
19.8% 202 |
13.3% 8 |
17.6% 42 |
25.9% 38 |
19.4% 322 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 34.6% 66 |
41.0% 419 |
26.7% 16 |
34.7% 83 |
35.4% 52 |
38.4% 636 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 14.7% 28 |
11.9% 121 |
13.3% 8 |
13.4% 32 |
10.2% 15 |
12.3% 204 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 28.8% 55 |
21.8% 223 |
43.3% 26 |
25.1% 60 |
21.1% 31 |
23.8% 395 |
| I don't know | 5.2% 10 |
5.5% 56 |
3.3% 2 |
9.2% 22 |
7.5% 11 |
6.1% 101 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 191 |
100.0% 1021 |
100.0% 60 |
100.0% 239 |
100.0% 147 |
1658 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| < $20,000 | $20,001-$35,000 | $35,001-$50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001+ | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It means exactly what it says/should be taken literally | 31.9% 61 |
27.2% 62 |
19.3% 57 |
15.5% 84 |
10.9% 36 |
18.9% 300 |
| It is perfectly true, should not be taken literally | 35.1% 67 |
34.2% 78 |
43.9% 130 |
40.7% 220 |
35.6% 117 |
38.6% 612 |
| The Bible contains some human error | 11.0% 21 |
14.5% 33 |
9.5% 28 |
12.9% 70 |
14.0% 46 |
12.5% 198 |
| The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends | 12.0% 23 |
18.0% 41 |
23.6% 70 |
25.0% 135 |
34.3% 113 |
24.1% 382 |
| I don't know | 9.9% 19 |
6.1% 14 |
3.7% 11 |
5.9% 32 |
5.2% 17 |
5.9% 93 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 191 |
100.0% 228 |
100.0% 296 |
100.0% 541 |
100.0% 329 |
1585 |
